Tri Listyarini Jakarta. Indonesia’s rice production is projected to reach 33.8 million tons in 2025, with the potential to climb as high as 35.6 million tons, according to government estimates. If realized, the output would secure the country’s rice self-sufficiency target for the year and remove the need for imports. The Agriculture Ministry cited projections […]
By ChiniMandi In a renewed push to deepen economic ties, Pakistan and Bangladesh have placed special focus on enhancing trade in key sectors, including sugar, during high level talks held in Dhaka on Thursday. Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, and Bangladesh’s Adviser for Commerce, Sk Bashir Uddin, explored ways to promote mutual investments […]
Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the area allocated for rice cultivation has dropped to 200 dunams after the country entered a stage of water scarcity. Agriculture Ministry adviser Mahdi al-Qaisi told Shafaq News that the water reserves are at critically low levels, as confirmed by the Ministry of […]
BSS, Dhaka The top official of the country’s food office on Saturday said Bangladesh currently has record high reserve of food grains as far as rice and paddy were concerned. “Currently 22.50 lakh tonnes of rice are stored in various food warehouses of the country,” Director General of the Directorate General of Food M Abul […]
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has assured that the government will continue rice market operations to protect the public from soaring staple prices. He confirmed on Sunday that the government is acting on President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to curb the surge in rice prices. Under the Food Price Stability (SPHP) scheme, […]
PBS data shows rice exports down 18.29pc; basmati leads decline with 42.72pc drop. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan’s raw food exports declined by 10.25 per cent in July 2025, ending a 19-month streak of continuous growth, according to official data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The fall was driven largely by rice shipments, which […]
Semarang (ANTARA) – Minister of Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, has assured that the recent decline in rice prices on the market will not affect farmers’ welfare. Speaking during a visit to Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday, Sulaiman stated the government’s task is not easy — to ensure that farmers remain prosperous while keeping consumers satisfied. […]
Synopsis Vietnamese rice prices surged due to dwindling domestic supplies, while Indian rates climbed, fueled by a stronger rupee and increased demand. Vietnamese rice prices rose this week as domestic supplies tumbled, while Indian rates also ticked higher on rupee appreciation and improved demand. Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was offered at $399 per metric ton […]
MoU on rice trade, upcoming food exhibition in Karachi to boost bilateral agricultural ties By News desk Pakistan’s Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, met with Bangladesh’s Adviser for Food, Ali Imam Majumdar, in Dhaka on Friday to explore potential collaborations in food security. Both parties expressed satisfaction with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed […]
TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 percent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru. Overall, Japan’s core inflation rate eased to 3.1 percent from 3.3 percent in June, the data from the internal affairs ministry showed. But […]
